Month: October 2012

WILLISTON, N.D. – Residents of Dunn County want a grand jury to decide if campaign contributions Gov. Jack Dalrymple accepted from the oil industry may be considered bribery. More than 170 residents signed a petition submitted today that could force the Dunn County District Court to convene a grand jury and consider whether Dalrymple should… Read More

University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley’s state of the university address included some news for Williston. In case you missed it, this is the story from my Grand Forks Herald colleague Jennifer Johnson: GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A branch of UND’s petroleum engineering program may go west as part of an effort to… Read More

WILLISTON, N.D. – Sen. John Hoeven has added a full-time staff member in Williston to serve constituents of western North Dakota. Hoeven today named Jon Cameron, the former city administrator for Valley City, to be his western North Dakota field representative. Hoeven, who got to know Cameron well during the 2009 flood, said Cameron has… Read More

MINOT, N.D. – An event to connect real estate investors and developers interested in doing business in the Bakken is planned for Dec. 4-5 at the Sleep Inn in Minot. The Bakken Investor Connection will provide informational market updates and a forum to network and conduct business. The event is organized by DAWA Solutions Group,… Read More

WILLISTON, N.D. – Mark and Mary Pettersen could have built a conventional home near Williston. But the Pettersens are not conventional. The Forest Lake, Minn., couple who moved to Williston about 1½ years ago to open a new location of their RV dealership fell in love with an abandoned schoolhouse they discovered while taking a… Read More

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Amy Dalrymple covers North Dakota’s Oil Patch from Williston, N.D., where she and her husband have lived since 2012. Amy’s work includes the Forum News Service award-winning series “Trafficked,” examining causes and effects of prostitution the Oil Patch and Upper Midwest. Amy is a Worthington, Minn., native and has worked as a reporter for Forum Communications since 2003. And, no, she is not related to North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple.
Email her at adalrymple@forumcomm.com or give her a call at 701-580-6890.